With Grandal in somewhat of a rut, well for him at least, the Hurricanes have showed they can produce when their star is struggling. Grandal is just 2 for 11 the last three games, yet UM has still scored 34 runs. He recorded his first two hits of the NCAA Tournament in Saturday night’s 14-1 victory against Texas A & M.

The Aggies and Dartmouth refused to throw many hittable pitches for Grandal, the ACC’s player of the year and future first-round draft pick.

“That’s something that’s important,” UM coach Jim Morris said. “You can’t expect Yas to do it every night, he’s done it every night for us this year. I don’t think he’s seeing a lot of good pitches to hit right now. It’s very important to know that other guys in the lineup can do it. A lot of guys got some big hits for us the last two days.”

The entire starting lineup has hit safely in the NCAA regionals. No one has stepped up more than first baseman Scott Lawson. He is 7 of 10 with 8 RBIs, including four homers.